Tool for removing eyes from vegetables.



J. D..HOUGK. TOOL FOR REMOVING EYES FROM VEGETABLES. APPLICATION FILED AUGL17, 1908.

91 L010. Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

' Guam JOHN D. HOUOK, 0F TOLEDO, OIlIO.

TCOL FOR REMOVING'EYES FROM VEGETABLES.

No. 911,o1o

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2'3, 1909.

Application filed August 17, 1908. Serial No. 448,842.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that I, JOHN D. HOUCR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful 11nprovements in Tools for Removing Eyes from Vegetables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable.

others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of" this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for cutting eyes ments of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the ap ended claim.

illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device for cutting eyes from fruit.

lg. 2 is a sectional view longitudinally through the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in to]? Ian view of the cutting end of the device, and Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view'on line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing the blank from which the shank portion of the spoon is struck u Reference now being lIMl tO the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a bowl of a spoon made from a blank of sheet metal having a portion thereof doubled upon itself to form a shank B which is rigid in aplane perpendicular to the body of the bowl. A suitable handle D is fastened to the shank B in any suitable manner. The edges forming the upper surface of said shank and the rest: of the blank are formed as a spoon bowl having a point F and cutting edges E which are in a )lanc of the upper surface of the shank. By this construction, the median line of the plane will form a straight axis free from deviations or obstructions, around which the bowl revolves in crforming its function. It will also be noted that the channel-like section of, the shank, when doubled as shown, will afford extra rigidity in the right direction. i

What I claim to be new is:-

An eye-removing implement for pineapples, etc., formed from a spoon-blank of sheet metal, part of which is doubled upon itself to form a shank rigid in a plane perpendicular to the body of the bowl, the edges forming the upper surface of said shank, and the rest of the blank formed as a pointed spoon-bowl with cutting edges in the plane of t 10 upper sn rfa'cc of the shank, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN D. HOUCK.

Witnesses: I

A. L. HOUGH, ROBERT A. BOSWELL. 

